{"id":280,"date":"2021-10-04T08:40:32","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T08:40:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/torontoevaluation.ca\/competencies\/?p=280"},"modified":"2021-10-04T12:45:39","modified_gmt":"2021-10-04T12:45:39","slug":"webinar-1-benita-williams","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/torontoevaluation.ca\/competencies\/index.php\/2021\/10\/04\/webinar-1-benita-williams\/","title":{"rendered":"Webinar 1 | Benita Williams"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong><em>Rethinking Evaluator Competencies in an Age of Discontinuity<\/em><\/strong><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/torontoevaluation.ca\/competencies\/index.php\/webinars\/rethinking-evaluator-competencies-in-an-age-of-discontinuity-evaluations-response-to-the-pandemic\/\">Back to webinar 1<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"#video\">Video<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"#slides\">Slides<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"#summary\">Speaker summary<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" id=\"video\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">VIDEO<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-vimeo wp-block-embed-vimeo wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Competencies Webinar 1 | Benita Williams\" src=\"https:\/\/player.vimeo.com\/video\/622318767?h=2a55d969a2&amp;dnt=1&amp;app_id=122963\" width=\"676\" height=\"380\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" id=\"slides\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SLIDES<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"ead-preview\"><div class=\"ead-document\" style=\"position: relative;padding-top: 90%;\"><iframe src=\"\/\/view.officeapps.live.com\/op\/embed.aspx?src=https%3A%2F%2Ftorontoevaluation.ca%2Fcompetencies%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2021%2F10%2FWebinar-1-Benita-Williams.pptx\" title=\"Embedded Document\" class=\"ead-iframe\" style=\"width: 100%;height: 100%;border: none;position: absolute;left: 0;top: 0;\"><\/iframe><\/div><p class=\"embed_download\"><a href=\"https:\/\/torontoevaluation.ca\/competencies\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Webinar-1-Benita-Williams.pptx\" download >Download Benita&#8217;s Slides [1.33 MB] <\/a><\/p><\/div>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\" id=\"summary\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SPEAKER SUMMARY<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Diverse competencies on our teams are extremely important \u2013 great for professional development, as we learn from each other on the job<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Our response to the manifestation of discontinuities in our work and the competencies required:<ul><li><em>Change approach mid-project<\/em> \u2013 Developmental Evaluation vs. Implementation and Outcome Evaluation. Understanding different approaches was critical.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><em>Change role<\/em> \u2013 Facilitator and Problem-solving partner, sometimes Activist vs. Evaluator and Subcontractor. Process competencies become very important.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><em>Change focus<\/em> \u2013 What is the big picture?&nbsp; What else is happening vs. what is the project trying to achieve? Requires understanding of systems theory + complexity.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li><em>Get comfortable with uncertainty<\/em>.&nbsp; Requires a resilient disposition comfortable with constant change and chaos.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Developing evaluation competencies is a systems thing!&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>What changed with capacity development?<ul><li>VOPE activities moved online \u2013 Networking less effective, circles narrowed.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Academic programs with some contact time moved fully online \u2013 Peer learning and networking diminished.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Staff in organizations worked more offsite and more discontinuous \u2013 Mentoring and on-the-job training reduced.<\/li><\/ul><ul><li>Building teams tended to be with established relationships \u2013 Referrals to \u201cweak ties\u201d reduced.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Erosion of the settings for capacity building. This disruption is going to continue for a longer time. Our evaluation systems are going to become more fragile. This has implications for equity and diversity.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Implications for training evaluators in 2021 and beyond?<ul><li>Resilience and Adaptability, at individual as well as system level.<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rethinking Evaluator Competencies in an Age of Discontinuity VIDEO SLIDES SPEAKER SUMMARY Diverse competencies on our teams are extremely important \u2013 great for professional development, as we learn from each other on the job Our response to the manifestation of discontinuities in our work and the competencies required: Change approach mid-project \u2013 Developmental Evaluation vs. [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-webinar-1","post-preview"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.6 - 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